I live in a neighbourhood with a lot of senior citizens, so I’m pretty used to opening my mailbox to find flyers from McInnis and Holloway about planning my own funeral so that things will go just the way I imagine. Not that I imagine my funeral much, but it’s nice to know that the […]
All the cool kids are doing it!
January 6, 2011 by 10 Comments
And so will I – a Year in Review. Yes, I know it is the sixth of January and most year in reviews have already been posted, but I was far too busy writing about people who eat toilet paper and watching When Harry Met Sally. So what happened in 2010 over at the Boy […]
Be Kind Resolution, or How I Resolved to Drink More Wine
December 30, 2010 by 7 Comments
In the height of holiday overindulgence last week, a good friend said “I didn’t want to make New Year’s resolutions, but at this point it’s impossible not to.” I understood. I’m not generally one for traditional New Year’s resolutions, although I am feeling kind of bloated and sugar high from my own indulgences. But, as […]
It came without ribbons! It came without tags!
December 21, 2010 by 6 Comments
The impending combination of lunar eclipse, full moon, winter solstice, and winter break is wreaking havoc on my house. Faced with the first day of no school, Mark unravelled a little bit. I have noticed this phenomenon before, and so I know it is short lived, which is fortunate, because otherwise I would need to […]
I WIN!
November 26, 2010 by 10 Comments
I have been having a very stressful and emotional week, and that was even before it became apparent that my stressful and emotional week was exacerbated by the fact that it was coinciding with my monthly stressful and emotional week. You can imagine the tears and chocolate eating that have been going on around here. […]
Too Much Stuff! Or, why you should consider a charity birthday party.
September 20, 2010 by 6 Comments
A little while ago, my best friend mentioned that her daughter had attended a “charity” birthday party, in which the birthday child had requested donations to a charity in lieu of gifts. This struck me as brilliant. I’ve always wanted to have a big birthday party with lots of guests, but I didn’t want to […]
I have a bad case of the Fridays!
September 17, 2010 by 4 Comments
Which is to say I’m kind of tired. It has been a long and disjointed week, ending with the kids out of school today due to parent/teacher interviews. My husband was out of town for a couple of days, which always makes for a long, disjointed week. When he told me he was going out […]
